If you wish to obtain information about your server’s IP on a Linux machine using SSH you can use the SSH ip command. This is a very handy and useful command suitable for all beginner users as the IP is one of the most important assets of a Dedicated server. In this article, we will show you the basic usage of the SSH ip command.
Display all network interfaces and their assigned IP addresses with SSH
ip a
Switching between IPv4 and IPv6 using SSH
ip -4 a ip -6 a
Assign an IP address to an interface
ip a add IP dev INTERFACE ip a add 1.1.1.1 dev eth0
Delete an IP address from an interface with SSH ip command
ip a del IP dev INTERFACE ip a del 1.1.1.1 dev eth0